Method of coloring eggs or the like



27, 1931. P. B. TOWNLEY ET AL 1,329,689

METHOD OF COLORING EGGS OR THE LIKE Filed Nov. 15 1950 p ywsmo s Patented Oct. 27, 1931 1 m- T mm Y i ZPHILIP amownmw, or; num'son, AND WILLIAM RTOWNLEY, or EAST ORANGE, new

jInRsnY, VASSIGNCQBIS 'I'Q IPAAS' DYE coMrAnxA CORPORATION on NEW JERSEY 'iun'rn on or ooLoIiInG' Eqes on run LIKE Application filedNovember 15, 1930? Serial N6. 495,898.

' i This invention relates to .a 'method or process of coloring eggs or the like to produce marblei'zed effects, and more particularly the invention is directed to a method of this character wherein, the egg or thelikefis treated by the simple immersion and rolling of the. egg in a liquid preparation so that a dye or .coloring substance takes effect upon the certain portions of the egg-while other portions are unaffected by the coloring substance.

One object oftheinvention is'to provide a novel and improved method of the character soluble dye or coloring matter in a receptacle, placing therein a liquid or a melted solid or semi-solid, resist substance immiscible with and lighter than said solution, such as olive oil or melted oily or greasy substances, for example, hydr-ogenized cotton seed oil, lard or butter, so that said resist substance forms in a layer upon the surface of said solution of dye. or coloring matter and the depth of the preparation thus formed is less than the diameter of the egg or the like, then immersing and rolling an egg or the like in said preparation, and thereafter wiping dry the egg or the like;

.and to obtain other advantages and results as will be brought out by the following description. e V

Referring to the accompanying drawings in which corresponding and like parts are designated throughout the several views by,

the same reference characters, i Flgure 11s aside elevation of an egg dyed in accordance with our invention.

Figure 2 is a composite view including a receptacle in section and a spoon showing the manner of making our preparation for gg' Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary transverse vertical sectional view through the receptacle having the preparation therein and showing the manner of manipulating an egg in the preparation;

Figure 4 is a perspective View illustrating the step, of wiping the egg sion in the preparation, and

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 3 showing thetreatment of the egg with [a second preparation. 7

Specifically describing the invention, we may utilize any suitable known dye or coloring solution. containing eitheran aniline or 'eg'eta'b'le dye, for example, any ofthe usual after its immer-' commercial Easter egg dyes including water soluble dye or coloring substances. This solution is preferably heated and placed in a receptacle, for example, a shallow bowl or deepsaucer, so that the depth of the solu tion will. about half cover an egg immersed therein. In Figure 2 of the drawings the receptacleis designated 1, while the dye or coloring solution is designated 2. a

To this-dye or coloring solution is added about ahalf teaspoonful of a suitable resist substance which will adhere. to an egg and repel the coloring solution or prevent the coloring solution from taking effect upon the egg. Thislresist substance may consist o f'an oilyor greasy material, such as a vegetable oil,- 0r a mineral oil, or ananimal oil, c rat, preferably immiscible with and lighter than-the dye or coloring solution so as to form a layer upon the surface of the dye or coloring solution. Preferably the quantity of resist substance is such that said substance does not entirely cover the coloring liquid, but concentrates in a patch or 1 patches- Wefhave found olive oil, cotton seed oil, andlinseed oil, as well as'lar'd and butter to be satisfactory; Where the substance is hard or congealed, for'example, aslard or butter ora fat, the substance'is preferably melted to produce a liquid or semi-liquid which may be poured directly from a spoon 3 or the like upon the surface ofthe dye V solution2i I Figure?IOf$ 6 n resist substance is designated 4. 7

- After the preparation shown in "Fig-ureoif the drawings where the arrow indicates the direction ofmove- T1 ment. of the egg. 3 During this miners and; ananipulationaoif the "egg,: some f the resists-substance"adheresto :CQvtZIElI-L'TPOIEiOIis of the egg and repels the dye or coloring: f solution so as to prevent-theolufiofifihl taking efiect 'upo-n oy icoloring the. egg at said I certain portions, While other "portions of the egg are dyedor coloredin Way-i i Pr fer y he v egg d y Sat- H t whenIit' is inunersed in the preparationiyflrl;

though suchisnotnecessary. After theegg andhaving colored spots or'areas Wherethe has been so manipulated titlis removed 'from t e preper tii an w p d y' w any suitable m terial 116 as shown in v Figure 4 o fthedrawings. The egg thenlhasainarblelike appearance, uncolored vWhere the -resi sti 'substa'nce has adhered-tothe shell,

'- r esist substance hasinot adhered; The colorof the" spots" or areas depend upon 1 the n color" of the dye or'coloring solution;

If desired.,theegg may nfb'e similarly hauing dye or coloring solutions of; other 1 colorsthe resist Sl1btlnebel11g placed upon the surface of the dye- .or coloring solution 1 i 7 3 asabove described. rlnl 'ig e fil r 1 ing the egg '5 is -.showncas being treated in a, second preparation which iiicludes 1 the eye 7 or coloring sol tion 7 andfa layer of "resist substance on, the surface of the coloring solution; The eggis preferably wiped. dry. after immersion in I each of the preparations. Byvarying the duration or the immersion and'manipulation of the egg in the preparation, difiere nt color deflects may Joe} secured,

and obviously-many difi'erentnoloruefiects I my be obtained by immersing-the egg (in tWO or more prep arations including dye or .eolor:

ing solutionsof difi'erentcolors." c f; An "egg completely colored. n'accordance With.- ourinventionshownlin Figure 1 of the dra lniing s', having. ce'rtain c portions '9 of oneccolor other portions-1'0 of another: color;

' I has been thus completed an egg 5 or other object to be colored,

is immersed in the preparation and 'lnovedvor I ro1led;,about With4 as spoon or the like, I V

' thenfwiping :dry the e g: Q}

ling solutions inay'be utilized, [and many dif ,cferent resistfsub'stances may beused 1n making' 'our preparation andjcarrying out the method. One especially satisfactory resist substance is a well-known commercial food composition coiisisting'oi hydrogenized Vege- 'Ha'ving t dscribedour invention, What mgjin immersingtheteggsto be (role-red aina preparation consisting "of :a' coloring liquid -iiicludin'g coloringmaterial dissolved in Water and having alayer of a substance onits' surface which adhere to the egg and The; method .eeebleneg m g consist repel said liquid, so t-hat the eggiis-onlyjparearly submerged inthe preparation and said ar ta e a hr sltei rfi ii j tree a a prevents contact ofsaid color-ing liquid Said pmmnsoi the egg'while thef color takes eflfectfupon the other PjOIftlOIlS Oif the egg, and and with the v c 2. 'Themethodset forthiin additional Qstepfof'turning and bodily ginov -f r e r e j pamfiee reW rin dry the egg.

- 143111; method or ,colloringj'a egg-eon .s ef ing places ele g q i i "r V cept'acle, placing upon tl e]surface of .[said 'l qfi di HWr Q' oilyf liguid" miscible with and-lighter than liquid and Whichiivill adhere t r hus vformed is Ora; depth iess than the .aiamtfbr the g imaging anditififiiiig an} e g ecolorefi in the prepmfi u m and wipin d fythe egg, c

15,;Th"lmethodsetforthm claiinlrvherein said substance isav'egetahle oil.'1 V

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andlothe'r portions. lfior, di-ilerentushades I 1 a vari-colored marblerlike effect. I I

-. 1t-is an important feature of wourlinvem n I colors nicely'ablended'. 3 v55 :As above indicated various tio-nl. that the preparation 7 be of such depth 1 as to only partially'cover 'an'egg, and that the resist substancegbe in as thinliquid. form as, possible. Thisresultslin a finen' 'ottling-or m-arble like efiect upon the eg with tithe v caused Ally overlapping of .diiferent icolors 1;, 'Ihe shapes of the various portions 9,10 and p 7 11 are irregularand diflierentrso-as to produce 3.;Themethod'set forth in said substanc'eiis a liquid oily n'ia "mar.

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